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Method

Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/ gas 6. Cut the aubergine into 3cm chunks. Drizzle with olive oil and season. Arrange on a baking tray and roast for 25 mins or until browned.

Rip the bread into pieces and put on a baking tray. Just as the aubergine is nearly ready, pop the bread into the oven and bake for 8 mins.

To make the mint-chilli dressing, mix all the ingredients together in a small bowl and season. Toss about one-third of the dressing with the aubergine and save the rest to pour over the salad. Arrange the tomatoes, salad leaves, shallots, dressed aubergine and crisp bread on a large platter. Drizzle the reserved dressing over and scatter the goat’s cheese on top.

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Comments, questions and tips

Yum..... only made half recipe wish I had made the whole recipe now for lunch tomorrow!! I did add a light sprinkling of cumin, coriander, cinnamon paprika, and a little cayenne to aubergine whilst roasting. Also chopped a red onion to the roasting pan with the aubergine as mentioned below. The sauce I did add a clove of garlic to the sauce, plus I did add a red onion instead of the shallot to the sauce as that is what I had. Only had feta so that was my cheese.
This will be come a firm favourite.

bitterbal

23rd Sep, 2015

5.05

Great salad. We eat this at least once a week. I make it without cheese but use chicken fillet instead. Yum!

marianne_voogt

26th Sep, 2014

5.05

Made this recipe tonight. I really enjoyed the dish. I made a few changes, but not so many.
I baked the eggplant, drizzled in olive oil and salt & peper and then let it cool. I baked the onion in the oven as well.
The whole dish fit together better, in my opinion, when everything was cold. The dressing was fabulous, however I had no regular balsamic vinegar (only passion fruit vinegar). The sweetness of this gave an extra dimension to the dish.

rubycatruby

18th Jun, 2014

5.05

Very rare to find a vegetarian dish that I really love and this ticks all the boxes. Delicious, yummy, filling. I toasted the goats cheese under the grill before serving and seasoned with specialty salt flavoured with dried garlic. Will definitely make again.

Debzie

8th Jan, 2014

Lovely - will use red onion next time - shallots are expensive and I don't think they add anything. We don't like raw onion so I fry them a little first - used goat's chees Gouda - very yummy indeed!

broadhaven

16th May, 2013

5.05

This was delicious . Wasn't sure hubby wouldn't like it . He did! Very tasty, the dressing was very very good.

andrewnorfolk

1st May, 2013

5.05

My Girlfriend cooked this for us tonight.
It was delicious, the mint and chilli dressing was *SO* good will make this again for sure!

winnie999

20th Apr, 2013

5.05

This was really delicious. For me it was longer than 15 mins prep. Worth it though.

bossylittlemiss

26th May, 2016

Does it serve four as a main or is it four as a side salad? I want a side salad for eight but not sure if I'll end up with masses if I double it.

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